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Game Journalists Get Their Games Reviewed

Official Xbox Magazine Online editors Dan Amrich, Ryan McCaffrey and Juliann Brown have had the tables turned. The three were tasked with developing their own games on Xbox Live's game creator, Kodu, to have them judged by Kodu developers Mathew MacLaurin and Scott Austin (via MitchyD's Twitter).

The three members of OXM's editorial team spent a few hours in Kodu, each building their own title. Their efforts produced one racer, a twin-stick shooter and a flying/exploration game. The Kodu reviewers were pretty kind in their reviews, considering the OXM staff gave themselves only a few hours to make a game.

Tyler says: I remember back in the day waiting anxiously for the SNES shooting game creator, Dezaemon, to be released in the U.S. Sadly, that day never came. I wonder, if I were a youngin' now, with all the game design tools available like LittleBigPlanet, Kodu and XNA, would I dabble in game design? With a $5 price tag, Kodu could be the new trick to this old dog, but... I'd rather spout criticisms from my ivory tower.